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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (3 Dec 2014)

Pat Breen: We have actually two meetings left, not one.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (3 Dec 2014)

Pat Breen: I will give Senator Daly an opportunity to raise that issue under correspondence. There is no problem whatsoever but I do not want to get into the business of the meeting at this stage. We have a guest waiting and I want to bring her in and get the meeting started. On the minutes, I call Senator Michael Mullins.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (3 Dec 2014)

Pat Breen: Was that the meeting with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Charles Flanagan?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (3 Dec 2014)

Pat Breen: That was dealt with. We will get back to the Minister's office to ensure that any unanswered questions on which the Minister was to revert will be forwarded to us in writing. The Senator and other members may have other questions that were not answered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights and Access to Justice in Guatemala: Former Attorney General of Guatemala (3 Dec 2014)

Pat Breen: I welcome Dr. Paz y Paz Bailey, Mr Niall O'Keeffe of Trócaire and Ms Blanca Blanco, who is accompanying Dr. Bailey. We are privileged to have Dr. Bailey, a human rights defender and former Attorney General of Guatemala. Her impressive CV speaks for itself. Members will be aware of the work she has undertaken in her home country and her international reputation. At one stage she was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (3 Dec 2014)

Pat Breen: 70. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of a disadvantaged area scheme will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46462/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TB Eradication Scheme (2 Dec 2014)

Pat Breen: 256. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45790/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (2 Dec 2014)

Pat Breen: 435. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision on a medical card review will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46303/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (25 Nov 2014)

Pat Breen: 223. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when headage and single farm payments will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44840/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (25 Nov 2014)

Pat Breen: 226. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 5 November 2014, when payment of a disadvantaged area scheme 2014 will issue in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44918/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (25 Nov 2014)

Pat Breen: 390. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will send election observers to monitor the presidential elections to be held in Sri Lanka in January 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44876/14]

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

Pat Breen: We are great people for knocking ourselves. When one goes abroad, the people one meets speak about the good work we have done with the economy. We are a leading example of what can be done in a few years to turn an economy around. We had a broken economy several years ago. Last week, I attended a book launch with the former Taoiseach, Liam Cosgrave, who spoke about the trouble his father,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Syria and Middle East: Dr. Nader Hashemi (19 Nov 2014)

Pat Breen: Dr. Hashemi is in big demand today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Syria and Middle East: Dr. Nader Hashemi (19 Nov 2014)

Pat Breen: Deputy Eric Byrne wants to come in again and I have no choice but to let him speak. I ask him to be very brief.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Syria and Middle East: Dr. Nader Hashemi (19 Nov 2014)

Pat Breen: Briefly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Syria and Middle East: Dr. Nader Hashemi (19 Nov 2014)

Pat Breen: It would be remiss of me not to ask Dr. Hashemi a general question. As he is director of international studies in the University of Denver, I ask him to comment on the Middle East process and the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. Where does he envisage it going in the future? I am sure members would like to hear his views on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Syria and Middle East: Dr. Nader Hashemi (19 Nov 2014)

Pat Breen: I will not take questions on the issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Syria and Middle East: Dr. Nader Hashemi (19 Nov 2014)

Pat Breen: I know that the issue was discussed at the Foreign Affairs Council on Monday. I thank Dr. Hashemi for a most comprehensive and interesting contribution. We have had a very good debate in which members asked questions which Dr. Hashemi answered. There was interaction between us and we got a lot out of the meeting. I thank members for their co-operation. They have considerable interest in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Syria and Middle East: Dr. Nader Hashemi (19 Nov 2014)

Pat Breen: I wish Dr. Hashemi well. Unfortunately, we cannot fund his future travels in Europe, but I am sure he will speak to other parliaments. I believe he has answered the questions put in a very balanced way. He is different from many politicians, which is great.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Syria and Middle East: Dr. Nader Hashemi (19 Nov 2014)

Pat Breen: That is important. On behalf of the joint committee, I thank Dr. Hashemi for taking the time to appear before it and dealing with members' questions in a very fair and comprehensive way and not evading answers.